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Answer 1 · 2017-06-12T08:20:43

$x=2$

Let's start with the original problem:

$1.2=2.4-0.6x$

Our task is to isolate $x$ so we'll subtract $2.4$ from both sides:

$-0.6x=-1.2$

Now, we'll divide by $-0.6$ on both sides to work out what $x$ is:

$x=2$

Check:

We substitute the value of $x$ back into the original equation to see if both sides match. If they do, then we have found our answer:

$1.2=2.4-0.6(2)$

$1.2=2.4-1.2$

$1.2=1.2$